INFINITE MUSIC FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $313K · expenses $148K · assets $488K

Also known as
INFINITE MUSIC
EIN
46-2959266
Address
1163 MAIN ST, MORRO BAY, CA 93442-2005
Website
https://infinitemusic.org
NTEE code
A68 Music (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Sarah Mason (its 2023 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Infinite Music is 501c3 nonprofit that provides underserved youth on California's Central Coast the opportunity to experience the transformative power of music through education, appreciation, and performance. Our goal is a future where all the youth we serve can achieve their limitless potential through music.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James Vanko Program Coordinator/Board Member2024-2025 25 $0 reported 1
Joan Pedersen Board Member2024-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Heidi Sealy Board Member2024-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Sarah Mason Founding Board Member2024-2025 25 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 32 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
James Vanko Program Coordinator/Board Member25 $0$0$0 $01
Joan Pedersen Board Member10 $0$0$0 $01
Heidi Sealy Board Member10 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Mason Founding Board Member25 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
James Vanko Program Coordinator/Board Member25 $0$0$0 $01
Joan Pedersen Board Member10 $0$0$0 $01
Heidi Sealy Board Member10 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Mason Founding Board Member25 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$313,134$148,386 $487,935$487,935 $123,417$169,350 $0032
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$231,300$127,449 $323,187$323,187 $86,573$135,458 $0010

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $156,272 in all, tax years 2017 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY $96,2503 $81,5002025 2023-2025 DAF sponsor Exact
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SANTA BARBARA BOWL FOUNDATION $44,1874 $14,7222024 2020, 2022-2024 Public charity Exact
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MUST $9,7001 $9,7002023 2023 Public charity Exact
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HAROLD J MIOSSI CHARITABLE TRUST $4,0001 $4,0002017 2017 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INFINITE MUSIC FOUNDATION”
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NINER FOUNDATION INC $2,0001 $2,0002021 2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INFINITE MUSIC FOUNDATION”
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $854 $202023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INFINITE MUSIC FOUNDATION”
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC $501 $502019 2019 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INFINITE MUSIC FOUNDATION”
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MUSIC TO THE EARS FOUNDATIONCAA68 $185,625$85,505 DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
DAVID Z FOUNDATIONCAA68 $237,739$161,161 Controller$32,083 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC FOUNDATIONCAA68 $483,457$460,456 CFO$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
GRATEFUL GUITARS FOUNDATIONCAA68 $249,693$184,828 PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
SONA FOUNDATIONCAA68 $222,109$213,128 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
GUITAR FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INCCAA68 $462,510$439,303 President$19,000 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
THE MAESTRO FOUNDATIONCAA68 $516,427$492,278 SECRETARY$100,291 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSIC AT KOHL MANSION INCCAA68 $341,755$370,915 EXEC. DIR.$99,417 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
BRAVER PLAYERS MUSICAL THEATER FOUNDATIONCAA68 $326,173$326,204 PRESIDENT$50,000 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSIC HEALS INTERNATIONALCAA68 $245,634$263,266 FOUNDER/EXEC$44,550 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
LITTLE VILLAGE FOUNDATIONCAA68 $337,875$321,975 Executive Director$86,000 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
HAUSMANN QUARTET FOUNDATIONCAA68 $206,406$196,089 Vice President$48,752 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
SOBRATO MURPHY MUSIC ASSOCIATIONCAA68 $258,706$247,690 CEO & BAND DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MARIN COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOLCAA68 $276,741$286,112 Executive Director$7,500 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER EDUCATION INITIATIVECAA68 $249,202$264,410 BOARD MEMBER$18,000 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSIC IN PLACECAA68 $429,959$366,891 Executive Dir.$50,417 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
TAHOE SCHOOL OF MUSICCAA68 $582,894$576,519 Director$74,500 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
GENERATIONS IN JAZZ FOUNDATIONCAA68 $283,240$314,669 Director$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
LIVE MUSIC FOSTERING COMMUNITYCAA68 $206,443$241,388 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
ARCADIA MUSIC CLUBCAA68 $186,090$228,174 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
CHAMBER MUSIC SAN FRANCISCOCAA68 $605,810$629,000 EXEC DIR EX OFFICIO$158,580 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUTH MUSIC MONTEREYCAA68 $563,299$578,126 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$62,083 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
VOICES OF MUSIC INCCAA68 $364,602$421,861 TRUSTEE$33,714 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MID-CITY COMMUNITY MUSICCAA68 $271,454$596,134 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
NOE VALLEY CHAMBER MUSICCAA68 $495,560$403,645 Co-Artistic Director and Co-Executive Director, Board Member$74,107 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION $4,171,23032 8Private foundation2010–2024 YOUNG MUSICIANS CHORAL ORCHESTRA; LOCO BLOCO; AIMUSIC US; MUSIC AT KOHL MANSION INC and 4 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $3,809,66594 37DAF sponsor2016–2024 REDTONE RECORDS; RISING JAZZ STARS; HAUSMANN QUARTET FOUNDATION; CHAMBER MUSIC SAN FRANCISCO and 33 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $2,928,435140 35DAF sponsor2014–2024 JAZZ AT THE BALLROOM INC; SCHOLA CANTORUM INC; ART OF ELAN; YOUNG MUSICIANS CHORAL ORCHESTRA and 31 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $1,849,62959 20DAF sponsor2019–2025 FOLSOM CULTURAL CENTER; AIMUSIC US; SOBRATO MURPHY MUSIC ASSOCIATION; HIPHOPFORCHANGE INC and 16 more
PLANGERE FOUNDATION INC $825,0007 1Private foundation2018–2025 ASBURY PARK MUSIC FOUNDATION INC
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION $818,24531 10DAF sponsor2010–2024 MERCURY SOUL INC; ENVELOP; MUSIC IN PLACE; LOCO BLOCO and 6 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $778,38829 6DAF sponsor2010–2023 SCHOLA CANTORUM INC; JAZZ AT THE BALLROOM INC; REDTONE RECORDS; BERKELEY COMMUNITY CHORUS & ORCHESTRA and 2 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $734,75022 10DAF sponsor2017–2024 KALEIDOSCOPE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA; AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION; YOUNG MUSICIANS CHORAL ORCHESTRA; GRATEFUL GUITARS FOUNDATION and 6 more
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION $618,73421 5DAF sponsor2011–2024 MID-CITY COMMUNITY MUSIC; LITTLE VILLAGE FOUNDATION; CAMARADA INC; ART OF ELAN and 1 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MONTEREY COUNTY $556,89113 4DAF sponsor2010–2016 CARMEL MUSIC SOCIETY; CHAMBER MUSIC MONTEREY BAY; YOUTH MUSIC MONTEREY; CHAMBER MUSIC SAN FRANCISCO
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST $495,7509 2DAF sponsor2017–2024 CANTATA COLLECTIVE INC; MUSIC BOX FOUNDATION
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $475,83115 3DAF sponsor2012–2024 SYMPHONIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA; MONDAY EVENING CONCERTS; PIANO SPHERES
FORGOOD INC $428,19221 9DAF sponsor2010–2024 HIPHOPFORCHANGE INC; VOICES OF MUSIC INC; GUITAR FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC; LOCO BLOCO and 5 more
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO $404,65017 4DAF sponsor2015–2024 SAN DIEGO JAZZ VENTURES INC; HAUSMANN QUARTET FOUNDATION; ART OF ELAN; CORONADO PROMENADE CONCERTS
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $393,25920 13DAF sponsor2014–2024 MERCURY SOUL INC; REDTONE RECORDS; MUSIC HEALS INTERNATIONAL; YOUNG MUSICIANS CHORAL ORCHESTRA and 9 more

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $148,386 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,291
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $93,271$93,271$0$0 62.9%
Fees: management $19,170$14,378$4,792$0 12.9%
Other (as described)Music Instruments $7,072$7,072$0$0 4.8%
Advertising and promotion $6,915$4,732$1,183$1,000 4.7%
Office expenses $4,841$0$4,841$0 3.3%
Occupancy $3,983$0$3,983$0 2.7%
Information technology $3,555$778$2,777- 2.4%
Fees: accounting $3,041$2,100$941$0 2.0%
Insurance $1,801-$1,801- 1.2%
Travel $1,710$1,710$0$0 1.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,291$0$1,291$0 0.9%
Other (as described)Postage $1,123$0$623$500 0.8%
Other (as described)Business License, State of CA Fees $438$0$438$0 0.3%
Other (as described)Chamber of Commerce Dues $175$0$175$0 0.1%
Total$148,386100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $127,449 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $50
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $80,933$80,933$0$0 63.5%
Fees: management $17,538$12,575$4,963$0 13.8%
Other (as described)Musical Instruments $15,960$15,960$0$0 12.5%
Fees: accounting $3,000$1,478$1,522$0 2.4%
Occupancy $2,400$0$2,400$0 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,724$724$0$1,000 1.4%
Travel $1,561$1,261$300$0 1.2%
Office expenses $1,532$0$1,532$0 1.2%
Information technology $785$0$785$0 0.6%
Other (as described)Postage $783$228$55$500 0.6%
Insurance $694$374$320$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Local Business License; CA State Reporting Fees $246$0$246$0 0.2%
Other (as described)Chamber of Commerce -Dues $243$0$243$0 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $50$0$50$0 0.0%
Total$127,449100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2022$9,000$01
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2022Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$9,000

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